The ground on which Shakespeare’s initial playhouse once stood.

The ruins of a once-mighty medieval palace are hidden away in otherwise modern London

The location Geoffrey Chaucer and tale-telling pilgrims set off for Canterbury in April 1386.

A memorial for public executions that dates back to the 14th century.

These colorful French islands spent a stint bootlegging booze during American Prohibition.

This London plaque marks the spot where David Bowie's famous alien made his debut.

The real clothing store that inspired a fictional spy organization's front.

Bronze sculpture celebrating the relationship between Churchill and Roosevelt.

A configuration of a trio of statues that depict a scene reflecting a time emblematic in the city’s rich history.

This overlooked street light once served as a KGB dead letter box.

A unique tribute to the millions of animals who served and died for the British military.

A mysterious shape catches the eye in this 16th-century painting.

The purported midpoint in London from which all distances are measured has a tragic love story at its core

This once-controversial and slightly confusing statue of Achilles was built out of captured cannons.

Once designed as the entrance to Buckingham Palace, this structure was later relocated and stands as a victory arch.

The ruins of a church destroyed by both the Great Fire of London and the Blitz, now turned into a peaceful garden.

London’s first road overpass is so old that it was originally built for horse-drawn carriages.

This inn of the court provides a fascinating window into London’s legal and architectural history.

The largest of London's subterranean rivers and once a mad, bad center of London life.

The barrel-made lookout from Shackleton's final ship is tucked away in the crypt of one of London's oldest churches.

A hidden treasure in London with a rich medieval history, and the resting place of many luminaries.

A mysterious pair of mice eating a piece of cheese is London's smallest public sculpture.

An archway adorned with vulnerable flora and fauna.

On a wall in linear London, a plaque hangs at the high water mark of one of the worst floods in fictional Kcymaerxthaereal times.